Global Travel

The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy is a critically acclaimed narrative that illuminates the globalization debates and reveals the key factors to success in global business. Tracing a T-shirt's life story from a Texas cotton field to a Chinese factory and back to a US storefront before arriving at the used clothing market in Africa, the book uncovers the political and economic forces at work in the global economy.

Pietra Rivoli is an economics professor at Georgetown University, where the question "Who made your T-shirt?" set her on a quest. On her journey she found that globalization is just as much about history and politics as it is about economics.

Learn how to travel the world on a budget or social security. Retirees, long-stay travelers, and digital nomads learn how to stay safe, warm, and comfortable while fulfilling your dream of traveling the world. Thousands of baby boomers and ex-pats are already living the Airbnb Lifestyle, and you can too. Thanks to technology, you now have the tools to travel the entire world on a limited budget or social security. We know it's true because the people who wrote this eBook are doing just that, traveling the world slowly, staying in each destination for at least 30 days and no more than six ...

What if you could travel forever while radically advancing your career? College. Graduation. Work a nine-to-five job, save up and retire on a pension. This isn’t the correct path for everyone. Nor should it be. Global Career: How to Work Anywhere and Travel Forever is an audiobook for your backpack, a step-by-step blueprint to travel the world, build a successful career others wish they had, and build a life that most people only dream of.

Do you want to set sail with confidence and embark on the voyage of a lifetime?Then you need to read Shari Claire's The Ultimate Cruise Handbook. Whether you're a seasoned sea traveler or embark on your maiden voyage, this comprehensive guide is your compass to the world of cruising. Key Features: Maximize Onboard Experiences: Dive deep into the plethora of onboard activities, ensuring you get the most out of every moment aboard. From entertainment to dining and relaxation tips, get insider knowledge on making the most of your time at sea. Save on Excursions: Discover tried and tested ...

Although part of a series, this book can be read as a standalone. Riona Cahill is a gifted photographer for the Roaming Lens, a thriving travel magazine based in London, England. Her life is built on movement, discovery, and the thrill of chasing light across cities and wilderness alike. With her top-notch camera, a treasured gift from her mum and her constant companion, she captures the stories no one else sees. But when a new assignment takes her to Japan, something shifts. In a land of mist-wrapped mountains, ancient shrines and age-old practised rituals, Riona feels an unfamiliar pull. ...

In 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organized a most unusual summer voyage to the wilds of Alaska: He converted a steamship into a luxury "floating university", populated by some of America's best and brightest scientists and writers, including the anti-capitalist eco-prophet, John Muir. Armed with Dramamine and an industrial-strength mosquito net, Mark Adams sets out to retrace the 1899 expedition. Using the state's intricate public ferry system, the Alaska Marine Highway System, Adams travels 3,000 miles.

Join the adventure as 33-year-old Rene Cormier politely removes himself from the working world that surrounds him and cashes in what few possessions he has to finance a three-year-long motorcycle journey around the world. Never one to let excessive planning get in the way of a good ride, Rene runs out of money half way through the tour and ultimately takes five years to cover the 41-country, 154,000 kilometer (95,000 mile) route.

For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in the west—in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search of adventure and riches. The region stretching from eastern Europe and sweeping right across Central Asia deep into China and India, is taking centre stage in international politics, commerce and culture—and is shaping the modern world. This region, the true centre of the earth, is obscure to many in the English-speaking world. Yet this is where civilization itself began, where the world’s great religions were born and took root.

This charming and entertaining guide offers listeners the chance to learn and be inspired by the "untranslatable" beliefs and unique perspectives on how to live a happier life from countries around the world.

From pole to pole and across decades of lived experience, National Book Award-winning author Barry Lopez delivers his most far-ranging, yet personal, work to date. Horizon moves indelibly, immersively, through the author’s travels to six regions of the world: from Western Oregon to the High Arctic; from the Galápagos to the Kenyan desert; from Botany Bay in Australia to finally, unforgettably, the ice shelves of Antarctica.

In Secondhand, Adam Minter delves into the vast, multibillion-dollar industry that resells used stuff around the world. He follows the trail of unwanted objects from the closets, garages, and storage units of Middle America to epic used-goods markets in Canada, Mexico, Japan, Ghana, India, Malaysia, and beyond. Secondhand takes us through the often painful and heartbreaking process of cleaning out a lifetime’s worth of possessions and shows that used stuff still has a place in a world that values the new and shiny.

What do you want to be remembered for at the end of your life? The answer to this question will help you slow down, work backward and begin to strategize incrementally and intelligently how to get there. Whether you are just beginning the soul searching process, halfway there, seeking to refocus and reposition your life mid-career or burnt out and need to be rejuvenated, renewed, and revived; Paul F. Davis (global guru who has touched 89 nations, author of more than 70 books and world scholar who has earned 4 Master degrees with honors) leads transformational learning adventures worldwide ...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of young people pack their bags to study or volunteer abroad. Well-intentioned and curious Westerners travel to low-income countries to learn about people and cultures different from their own. In Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World, storyteller Anu Taranath unpacks our baggage about who we are, where we come from, and how much we have. She takes us on a journey through personal travel stories and thought-provoking questions, providing us with tools to grapple with our discomfort and navigate differences with accountability and connection.

What a surprise! Traveling to faraway lands to learn foreign languages and cultures can result in laughter, tears, and a good bellyache! Marci's global journey has taken her and her family to over thirty different countries. Along with the expected grammar mistakes in language learning, they have made bloopers galore—even some that were "unintentionally vulgar." Oops! Pardon their French! Join Marci, a foreign language teacher, and her family on a voyage through language and cultural bloopers and stories from around the world. You will leave these pages ready and eager to travel the world...

Andrew Zimmern, the host of The Travel Channel’s hit series Bizarre Foods, has an extraordinarily well-earned reputation for traveling far and wide to seek out and sample anything and everything that’s consumed as food globally. Having eaten his way around the world over the course of four seasons of Bizarre Foods, Zimmern has now launched Bizarre Worlds, a new series on the Travel Channel, and this, his first book, a chronicle of his journeys as he not only tastes the “taboo treats” of the world, but delves deep into the cultures and lifestyles of locales.

Ever been fined for walking too loudly in flip-flops? Or wondered if it’s really illegal to name your child “4Real”? Welcome to Arrested for What Now—a global tour of the strangest, smartest, and most delightfully unnecessary laws ever written. From ketchup restrictions in French cafeterias to outlawed porch fridges in the American South, this book uncovers the fine print of daily life—laws that govern your lawn, your clothes, your dance moves, and even your snack habits.

Dr. Peter McGraw, founder of the Humor Research Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder, teamed up with journalist Joel Warner on a far-reaching search for the secret behind humor. Their journey spanned the globe, from New York to Japan, from Palestine to the Amazon. Meanwhile, the duo conducted their own humor experiments along the way-to wince-worthy, hilarious, and illuminating results.

2080: At a remote site on the edge of the Arctic Circle, a group of scientists, engineers, and physicians gather to gamble humanity’s future on one last-ditch experiment. Their goal: to make a tiny alteration to the past, averting a global catastrophe while at the same time leaving recorded history intact. To make the experiment work, they just need one last recruit: an ageing schoolteacher whose late mother was the foremost expert on the mathematics of paradox. 2028: A young woman goes into surgery for routine brain surgery.

he world is vast, strange, and stunning—and this book is your invitation to experience it all. 1000 Ideas: Bucket List Experiences from Around the World is your ultimate travel inspiration guide, filled with breathtaking, soul-stirring, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences across every continent. Whether you crave heart-racing adventure, quiet cultural moments, or natural wonders that stop you in your tracks, this book has something to ignite every traveler’s spirit. From sleeping under the stars in the Sahara to exploring bioluminescent bays, riding historic trains, savoring street food ...